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SHEEP PARASITES IN ICELAND 21
Larvae pr.g
faeces
Muellerius Dictiocaulus % o.f sheep carrying _
capillaris filaria Moniezia expansa
100- h5 •
0-
Fig. 16. A hypothesis concerning the following factors in faeces from sheep: The variation in the
number of Eimeria ovocysts, the variation in the number of eggs of Nematodirus spp. and „other
strongyles", the variation in the number of larvae of Mullerius capillaris and Dictyocaulus filaria,
the frequency in occurence of Moniezia expansa and the variation in faecal consistency. All factors
are put in xelation to thethe age of the sheep and time of year.
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